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Dr Kealy in the field. Credit: ANU media.
Shells, bones and fishhooks tell a story of sea level change
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ARC-supported researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have led the excavation of a cave – called Ma

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Netflix: An entertainment gamechanger
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‘Internet-distributed video services such as Netflix, have completely transformed the entertainment landscape and the competitive field in which free-to-air…

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Internet of Things improving Australian lives
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‘Reflecting on the challenges of 2020, IoT could help us monitor environmental disasters, support pandemic management and enhance the delivery of services to…

Westward facing aerial view of Cape Bruguieres Channel at high tide. Credit: J. Leach
First underwater indigenous sites found on Australian seabed
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An international team of archaeologists from Flinders University, The University of Western Australia, James Cook University, Airborne Research Australia and…

r Ivan Maksymov's worm research may benefit neuroscience and robotics. Credit: Swinburne University of Technology.
Ig Noble Prize for research using intoxicated worms
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The worldwide ig nobel awards (for improbable research) showcase creative and different approaches to solving serious and complicated problems. The name of the…

Darryl Kickett (centre) with Narrogin-based Research Assistant and Dryandra Wilman Elder Travis Abraham (left) and Wilman Elder Clive Abraham (right). Credit: Curtin University
Healing land and people with biodiversity research
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A Discovery Indigenous research project led by Mr Darryl Kickett from Curtin University's School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry is advancing…

Mud wasp nest samples and their development sequence. Credit: Damien Finch
Dating Gwion Gwion rock art figures in the Kimberley
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A team of ARC-supported archaeologists has been able to accurately date a significant number of the Kimberley’s most remarkable ancient rock art to more than…

‘Smart’ wound dressing technology
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ARC-supported scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.

Common whitetail dragonfly. Credit: Public domain image by Christopher Johnson (Insects Unlocked, University of Texas at Austin)
Insect wings might be the new weapon against ‘superbugs’
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A team of scientists has revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact, which holds promise for a new era of…

Rodney kirk, Jiawen Li. Credit: University of Adelaide.
Tiny tech gets to the heart of disease
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A team of researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) has developed the world’s tiniest endoscope.

Professor Hutmacher (R) demonstrating the chest implant with Dr Matthew Cheng (L). Credit: Metro South Health.
World-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implant
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A world-first 3D printed chest reconstruction implant is the outcome of years of research led by Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher, director of the ARC Industrial…

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Economic modelling of COVID-19 scenarios
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Early in the pandemic, in March 2020, researchers Professor Warwick McKibbin and Roshen Fernando in the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research…